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ArticleNature2026

The natural architecture of oyster reefs maximizes recruit survival.

Juan R Esquivel-Muelbert, Luisa Fontoura, Kyle Zawada, Katherine Erickson, William Figueira, Joshua S Madin, Melanie J Bishop

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Article in Nature, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Juan R Esquivel-MuelbertSchool of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. juan.muelbert@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0153-3090
Luisa FontouraSchool of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Kyle ZawadaSchool of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4587-8138
Katherine EricksonSchool of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
William FigueiraSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9472-8710
Joshua S Madin *Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Kāne'ohe, HI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5005-6227
Melanie J Bishop *School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8210-6500

Funding

Hermon Slade FoundationMacquarie University Research Excellence ScholarshipUS National Science Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The three-dimensional architecture of natural habitats is a key determinant of species biodiversity, harvestable biomass and resilience to disturbance

Indexed as

Coral ReefsEcosystemOstreidaeAnimalsBiodiversityConservation of Natural ResourcesFractalsPopulation Dynamics

Identifiers

PMID41708850
PMCPMC13061607

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Registered trials

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